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King’s Castle is one of three 17th century forts still standing on Castle Island. A timber fort burned down in 1619. This masonry fort faces the sea and it contains a Captain’s House that was built in 1619, and may be the oldest standing English home in the New World.

King’s Castle is one of three 17th century forts still standing on Castle Island. A timber fort burned down in 1619. This masonry fort faces the sea and it contains a Captain’s House that was built in 1619, and may be the oldest standing English home in the New World.